The band was searching for 18-25 year olds in logo-less clothing who could “adapt a high-school persona, i.e. preppy, punk, nerd, jock…” for the video, which took inspiration from The Ramones’ musical comedy Rock ‘n’ Roll High School.

Little did they know they’d be subjected to having to hear “Smells Like Teen Spirit” on repeat for hours to make their boredom more realistic.